Lords motion to approve the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2017 - Jan 10
Thursday, 11 January 2018 07:53
Lord Empey (UUP):...There is an example, which the noble Lord, Lord
Foulkes, mentioned and which I think came up in the 2016 debate. We
understand that the Scottish Parliament will want a say and an
interest in what is happening in Scotland—a perfectly reasonable
position—and there is a way of doing this, as the noble Lord, Lord
Foulkes, pointed out, with the chief constable going not only to
the Scottish Minister of Justice but perhaps the Scottish
Parliament or the relevant Scottish...Request free trial
(UUP):...There is an
example, which the noble Lord, , mentioned and which I think
came up in the 2016 debate. We understand that the Scottish
Parliament will want a say and an interest in what is happening in
Scotland—a perfectly reasonable position—and there is a way of
doing this, as the noble Lord, , pointed out, with the chief
constable going not only to the Scottish Minister of Justice but
perhaps the Scottish Parliament or the relevant Scottish police
authority. There is a precedent for this. We had an argument in
Northern Ireland over the jurisdiction of the National Crime Agency. A lot of people objected
strongly to that, but the Government took the view that, because
they had UK-wide responsibilities, because gangsters operated
across and between islands, and because of the necessary expertise
that was required, the National Crime Agency had to have a role in
Northern Ireland. The argument was whether an officer of
the National Crime Agency could have the powers
of a constable. That was blocked for quite some time until a
settlement was reached. The settlement was that the head of
the National Crime Agency would go to the
Policing Board and would contact the chief constable of the Police
Service of Northern Ireland. They would do that as and when
required, but at least annually, so that there was a clear link
between what was happening in the two forces...
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